The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-06-17


Elk Secretary Of State III. A. Conant,
Monroe-I believe that taxation and
local option are the only practical
methods of controlling the liquor
traffic.
+. Ex-Congressman Z. c. Ellsworth,
Greenville-I was in favor of state
prohibition, and now, having lost
that, am in. full agreement with the
Tribune and others who favor high
license with local option.
Ex.Gov. Austin Blair, Jackson-I
have been for a long time in favor of
high tax and local option as the best
and most efficient means at present
attainable for the control of the liquor
traffic and trust the present legisla-
ture will adopt that method.
Ex.Lieut. Gov. M. S. Crosby,
Grand Rapids-Now that the prohi-
bition amendment has been submit
ted and defeated at the polls am in
favor of a Temporary relief in what
the present legislature can and
should give US, viz, high taxation
and county local option.
Elk. Congressman 0. l.. Spaulding.
St. Johns-I am in favor of tax
law. What the tax should be / am
not prepared to. say; it should be
higher than the present tax if any
change is made. l believe the legis-
lature ought to give us county local
option.
Attorney General Moses Taggart,
Grand Rapids believe tax upon
the sale of liquors and local option
the best practical solution Of the
temperance problem. M
Elk Congressman E. S. Lacey, Char
lotte-Under present conditions l
favor increased taxation and local
option.
Ex-Judge P. T. VanZile, Charlotte
Il am decidedly in favor of local
option and high tax.
Railroad Commissioner John T.
Rich, Elba--I am most heartily in
favor of stringent tax law for the
control of the liquor traffic coupled
with local option.
FIX State Treasurer V. P. Collier,
Battle Creek-I believe that local
option and high taxation will be more
effective in restraining the evils of in
temperance than any other, measures
and hope the Legislature will give us
both.
Geo. w. Mcbride, Grand Haven
Yes, high tax and local option. The
people having voted against state
prohibition, now let the counties be
heard from.
Geo. w. Smith, Pontiac-Yes, high
tax and local option are the most prac-
tical solution of the problem.
]. c. Patterson, Marshal-Let US
try high tax and local option as the
best available measure until we can
do better.
c. w. Watkins, Grand Rapids
would lay upon the liquor traffic the
burden of taxation. believe local
option the correct way Of dealing
Will tulo quSotiOH.
Col. H. S. Dean, Ann Arbor-The
Republican members of the legisla-
ture will commit grave error if they
adjourn without placing in our statute
book higher and better guarded
tax law and law granting local
option by counties.
James L. Spenser, County Clerk,
Flint believe high tax, coupled
with local option the solution of the
liquor question, for the present at
least.
N. B. Bradley, Bay City-Yes,
high tax and local option is the thing
now. a
Burton Parker, Monroe-A uni.
form tax of $500 upon each dealer,
and local option by counties Gas an
experiment. and violations punishable
in circuit courts only, would, /
think, do more than any other one
thing toward suppressing many of the
lower backway places in which linger
the dark shadows of misery, vice and
crime.
S. w. Hopkins, Mt. Pleasant
l hope our legislature will pass high
tax and county local option law.
This will tend toward prohibition.
Ex.Representative R. L. Warren,
Albion am strongly in favor of the
high tax and local option by counties
bill. Personally, because of the in
juries the traffic inflicts upon indivi.
dually, because the best hope of the
future lies in the direction of the sup
preston of the saloon power, and the
Republican party cannot afford to be
neutral or on the wrong side of
great moral questions.
The Hon. H. B. Howlson, Hills.
dale-I voted for prohibition. Since
the defeat of the amendment have
advocated high tax on the sale Of
liquors and local option by counties,
and hope the legislature will not
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